Pupils and students: % of corresponding age population … group in Sweden
Sweden: Pupils and students: % of corresponding age population … group was 67.2 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Pupils and students in education by age group - % of corresponding in Sweden, 2013–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 67.2 for pupils and students in education by age group - % of corresponding in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupils and students in education by age group - % of corresponding in Sweden peaked at 67.2 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 62.5, in 2014.
Sweden ranks 7th of 44 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Pupils and students: % of corresponding age population … group in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 62.8 | — |
| 2014 | 62.5 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 62.7 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 63 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 64.3 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 64.4 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 63.9 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 64.6 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 66.2 | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 66.4 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 66 | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 66.4 | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 67.2 | +1.2% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 67.2 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 63.9, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 67.2 is above the median for high income countries, which is 64.2, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 63.37 | 62.5 | 64.4 | 7 |
| 2020s | 66.13 | 64.6 | 67.2 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More population data for Sweden
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.0422 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.7238 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.0422 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.1458 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 11,902 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.4642 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.1484 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.051 (2100)
- Population density 27.91 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 479,660 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupils and students in education by age group - % of corresponding in Sweden?
- Pupils and students in education by age group - % of corresponding in Sweden was 67.2 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupils and students in education by age group - % of corresponding recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 67.2 in 2025.
- What is the lowest pupils and students in education by age group - % of corresponding recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.5 in 2014.
- How does Sweden rank for pupils and students in education by age group - % of corresponding?
- Sweden ranks 7th out of 44 countries with data for 2025.
- Is pupils and students in education by age group - % of corresponding rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Pupils and students in education by age group - % of corresponding age population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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